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Aquavit

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55. I used to work for an ISP...

Sun Feb 10, 2013, 03:27 AM

Feb 2013

And their pricing was astronomical. If you wanted 1 Mb up/down service, it was $60/mo + $500 to install. If you wanted 5Mb up/down service, you could expect to spend close to $600/mo - but they'd cut you a deal on install and only charge $100!

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Bill Moyers: Why U.S. Internet Access is Slow, Costly and Unfair [View all] marmar Feb 2013 OP

K&R Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #1

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2013 #2

I completely agree. BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #3

Depends on what part of the US you live in. Chakab Feb 2013 #7

You lucky DAWG! BlueCaliDem Feb 2013 #10

How about this. timdog44 Feb 2013 #24

I'm on Mediacom SteveG Feb 2013 #28

ever hear of Hughes Net? druidity33 Feb 2013 #31

No DSL in your neck of the woods? nt MADem Feb 2013 #47

Phone lines are too old... druidity33 Feb 2013 #61

That is a real pity--so your choices are dial-up and MADem Feb 2013 #70

Damn!! LiberalFighter Feb 2013 #29

Oklahoma City, Cox Cable...FWIW Wednesdays Feb 2013 #34

Did you know that there's a rule ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #45

And you likely pay too much for it newthinking Feb 2013 #51

100 MB/S??? Wow! I have Time Warner and for internet it's great. I get like 60 MB/S. Initech Feb 2013 #58

This is what my $12 a month gets me. MattSh Feb 2013 #59

You're three times as fast and 1/4 the price of me. malthaussen Feb 2013 #63

4X faster than my speed and half of my price. nt emmadoggy Feb 2013 #78

More reason to want to go back home. . . (Ukraine) Paula Sims Feb 2013 #88

Using an LI server, I get: malthaussen Feb 2013 #62

Yeah, also notice that it says emmadoggy Feb 2013 #74

I know that this type of service is exetremely rare in the US. Chakab Feb 2013 #84

Do you mind me asking how much that service emmadoggy Feb 2013 #85

The exact cost is complicated Chakab Feb 2013 #86

I loved Optimum Autumn Colors Feb 2013 #82

I used to work for a phone company as a programmer. djean111 Feb 2013 #4

I used to work for an ISP... Aquavit Feb 2013 #55

70 is the price for their high speed xmas74 Feb 2013 #66

Nothing changes but the changes with the telcos. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #5

Can I buy a heart for Bill Moyers? bvar22 Feb 2013 #6

You know, that's something you might want to mention to Skinner. aquart Feb 2013 #17

I'm going to have to read this guy's book... secondvariety Feb 2013 #8

And their signals cross through our public airspace, ground, and rights-of-way NBachers Feb 2013 #9

Bill Moyers is a national treasure upi402 Feb 2013 #11

Yes. Which is a problem for those of us who wish to vote for Hillary. aquart Feb 2013 #13

Hillary promoted NAFTA and was on WalMart's board upi402 Feb 2013 #23

Well, sometimes they grow and learn. aquart Feb 2013 #90

He certainly is. This is a great piece ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2013 #21

+1000 DeSwiss Feb 2013 #44

Privatization is NOT in the public interest. aquart Feb 2013 #12

Other countries made major public investments. Correlation? OFC. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #14

BS. Clinton handed Verizon and AT&T billions of our money. They stole it and walked Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #43

Bill Moyers re Interrnet ReRe Feb 2013 #15

Rural Internet access would be a good issue for Dems gulliver Feb 2013 #16

+1 Overseas Feb 2013 #37

x1000 libtodeath Feb 2013 #87

Abso-fucken-lutely! Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #89

I'm out in the country stuck with Earthlink (AT&T) Elwood P Dowd Feb 2013 #18

Because a basic need is once again hostage to a capitalist profit libtodeath Feb 2013 #19

Well what would one expect.... INdemo Feb 2013 #20

Yep. And it's going to be the death of us. marmar Feb 2013 #30

As long as the US = Capitalism then we will be at the mercy of greed above all else. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #22

just ran a test rickford66 Feb 2013 #25

We're in a high-tech area and this is what I get with broadband.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #26

contrast yours with this: corkhead Feb 2013 #32

Wow. After seeing yours, I feel pretty fortunate. nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #33

Right about on par with this hellhole where I live GoCubsGo Feb 2013 #64

Hey! Our download speeds match! savebigbird Feb 2013 #71

I really wish we did not deal with Time Warner and their BS polices... mrdmk Feb 2013 #39

Did you notice that you are "faster than 75% of US"? Curmudgeoness Feb 2013 #41

An oligarchy run by capitalists .... MindMover Feb 2013 #27

K & R Wounded Bear Feb 2013 #35

K&R. I'd love to see her as chair of the FCC! Overseas Feb 2013 #36

On The Media had a good segment w/David Cay Johnston on this... MinM Feb 2013 #38

Well, our govt needs to do something about this. EVERYONE in our country should Honeycombe8 Feb 2013 #40

Sensible Oversight... MrMickeysMom Feb 2013 #42

Sign the White House petition to appoint Susan Crawford to the FCC. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #46

+100! snot Feb 2013 #48

Spread it around. n/t Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #50

B BainsBane Feb 2013 #49

I have friends in 2cd world locations with faster speeds lol newthinking Feb 2013 #52

Commies have faster internet speeds than the US? area51 Feb 2013 #57

This is so needed in rural areas. LeftInTX Feb 2013 #53

Glad that somebody that people will actually listen to is finally talking about this. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #54

The reason why internet speeds are so slow and expensive is the fact they don't have competition, Chisox08 Feb 2013 #56

Many years ago in a land far away, competition meant better service ... MindMover Feb 2013 #93

Time Warner Cable... VenusRising Feb 2013 #60

Its the future of this "Exceptional America" where Our Government bonniebgood Feb 2013 #65

Change "Internet Access" to "Health Care" and you have the same story Doctor_J Feb 2013 #67

We have been paying an extra $10 a month to use our fancy 4g phones on a 3g network. Grantuspeace Feb 2013 #68

I thought all those xtra fees Gin Feb 2013 #69

Small Town Iowa tclark0404 Feb 2013 #72

I recommend David Kay Johnson's book Fine Print mikeysnot Feb 2013 #73

Cablevision speed Progressive dog Feb 2013 #75

Message auto-removed Gambart Feb 2013 #76

More rightwing talking points. Cobalt Violet Feb 2013 #80

Oh, I'd love to. hunter Feb 2013 #83

I think sometimes my posts come across as anti-technology me b zola Feb 2013 #77

Small town, Iowa. emmadoggy Feb 2013 #79

Couple this with the fact... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #81

Study about world wide broadband speeds... octothorpe Feb 2013 #91

I live in rural Virginia, and this is the absolute best I can do. As you can see, it sucks. phylny Feb 2013 #92